*Joe Cahill flanked by his two sons Diarmuid and Gearoid. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography COROFIN’S SUCCESS in winning the intermediate hurling championship was not achieved overnight.
*Clonlara celebrate. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CHAMPIONSHIP GLORY has been tasted by Clonlara and Corofin who have won the senior and intermediate hurling championships.
Diarmuid Cahill and Kevin Keane embrace. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill COROFIN have won the Clare intermediate hurling championship for the third time in their history after shaking off the challenge of a stubborn Sixmilebridge.
*Damien O’Loughlin fields the ball in the air from Robin Mounsey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill DAMIEN O’LOUGHLIN has been a central player for Corofin’s hurlers and footballers, the captain is sixty minutes from leading the hurlers to join the footballers as a senior team.
*Aidan Quilligan puts Niall Bolton under pressure. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SIXMILEBRIDGE’S intermediate side has always been competitive but their progression to a final at the grade for the first time since 2008 has been driven by their seniors failing to make the knockout stages.
*Joe Cahill. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography SUCCESS AT MINOR and U21 level has left Corofin’s hurlers ambitious to prove their worth at the senior grade, to get there they must overcome the challenge of Sixmilebridge on Saturday.
*Dara Fitzgerald, the captain of the St Joseph’s Tulla Harty Cup side has impressed in defence for The Bridge. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SIXMILEBRIDGE’S sole focus this weekend is on taking down Corofin as they bid to see their second string side win promotion to the senior ranks.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A FINAL PAIRING that was not on the cards to the surface this weekend when Clonlara and Crusheen do battle in the Clare SHC final.
*Niall Malone. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ÉIRE ÓG’s Niall Malone will take charge of Sunday’s Clare SHC final between Clonlara and Crusheen.
*Diarmuid Cahill collides with Ashley Brohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill COROFIN’s bid to win the Clare intermediate hurling title for the first time in over two decades is firmly on track after they dispatched of the challenge of their neighbours Ruan on Sunday evening.